From: Hermit (hidden@lucifer.com)
Date: Mon Mar 18 2002 - 02:52:06 MST
[b][u]BBS Happenings[/u][/b]
[url]http://virus.lucifer.com/bbs/[/url]
I will attempt to make this a fairly regular post. It is a condensation of posts made to various areas of the BBS. Where posts have an abstract attached to them, this is included. Assistance in making contributions to these sections, available on the web-site or by requesting notification for them) would be appreciated.
Regards
Hermit
[hr][b][u]News - News of interest to Virians[/u][/b]
[url]http://virus.lucifer.com/bbs/index.php?board=2[/url]
[color=Red]New Posts[/color]
[b]Current Polls[/b]
[url]http://virus.lucifer.com/bbs/index.php?board=2;action=display;threadid=11538[/url]
[i]Current Polls: Sodomy in Massachusetts[/i]
[i]Current Polls: Church State Debate[/i]
[i]Current Polls: homosexuality \'an inherent evil\'[/i]
[i]LAST CHANCE TO STOP DANGEROUS ANTI-TERRORISM BILL[/i]
[i]Tell Attorney General Ashcroft to Leave Oregon Alone[/i]
[b]Current News[/b]
[url]http://virus.lucifer.com/bbs/index.php?board=2;action=display;threadid=11541[/url]
[i]The Joys of Faith: Hinduism[/i]
[i]The Joys of Faith: Judaism[/i]
[i]The Joys of Faith: \"Africanism\"[/i]
[i]The Joys of Faith: Islam[/i]
[b]CoV Store open for business[/b]
Now you can buy special edition Virus t-shirts, coffee bugs, hats and mousepads at Cafepress.com:
[url]http://www.cafepress.com/cov[/url]
Proceeds from sales go towards supporting the online activities of the Church including the mailing list and this BBS. Impress your friends or scare your grandmother by proudly displaying the Ideohazard!
[b]Vanity addresses now available[/b]
@lucifer.com and @churchofvirus.com email address forwarding is now available. Visit [url]http://virus.lucifer.com/bbs/email.html[/url] for details.
[b]New way to make donations[/b]
I bet you\'re wondering, \"How can I support the CoV on a regular basis with minimal effort?\". Well now you can tithe to your church on a monthly or annual basis through PayPal! Visit the [url=http://virus.lucifer.com/bbs/support.html]support page[/url] , choose the amount and period on the 2nd form and click through to PayPal to complete the transaction. It is just [i]that easy[/i]!
Thanks for your support
[hr][b][u]Evolution and Memetics - Discuss the theory of evolution and how it applies to the spread of ideas.[/u][/b]
[url]http://virus.lucifer.com/bbs/index.php?board=3[/url]
[color=Red]New Posts[/color]
[b]Best books[/b]
[hr][b][u]FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions. Good place to start if you\'re new here.[/u][/b]
[url]http://virus.lucifer.com/bbs/index.php?board=31[/url]
[color=Red]New Posts[/color]
[b]IRC FAQ Collection[/b]
[i]Best of Virus[/i]
A collection of interesting posts reflecting consensus stances on the CoV.
[i]Hitler the \"Good Christian\"[/i]
Not yet FAQized, but placed here as the question tends to be raised fairly frequently.
[i]FAQ:The Joy of IRC[/i]
This FAQ introduces IRC, suggests and suggests ways to begin using it.
[i]FAQ: IRC - Commands and Servers[/i]
This FAQ provides a quick introduction and longer reference to the commands which may be issued to the IRC servers implemented by the Church of Virus.
[i]FAQ: The 100th Monkey or the Critical Mass of Enlightenment[/i]
This FAQ addresses the \"Critical Mass of Enlightenment\" or \"100th Monkey\" phenomenon, and reports that the originator of the concept, Lyall Watson, admits to having made it up!
[i]FAQ: Epistemology, Axioms, Reality, Consciousness, the Universe and Everything[/i]
A brief introduction as to why epistemological approaches are preferred to ontological approaches, including an introduction to the idea of axioms, reality, consciousness and the Universe
[i]FAQ: Donating to the Church of Virus[/i]
Three alternate messages of donating to the Church of Virus are introduced. See also [url]http://virus.lucifer.com/bbs/support.html[/url]
[i]FAQ: UTism what is it[/i]
UTism: Us vs. Them \'ism. It is suggested that UTism is a \"genetically based level 2 xenophobic memeplex.\" Historical causes are examined and the author
concludes \"oversimplification and generalizations of UTism that once protected a community have now become a primary danger to the overall stability and prosperity of society. We must realize this and reject it.\"
[i]FAQ: The Scientific Method[/i]
This FAQ describes the consensus view of the scientific method.
[i]FAQ: Faith and truth in science[/i]
This FAQ addresses the question of \"Faith\" in Science in order to demonstrate why scientists eschew faith.
[i]FAQ: The Gator Fate[/i]
A believer is cautioned on the approach taken to believers by the Church of Virus This remains one of the all time classics posted to the CoV.
[i]FAQ: Hermitish mail mark-up and citation V2.1[/i]
This FAQ addresses the issues of mail-markup (formatting), citation, titling and snipping.
A preferred approach to dialog mark-up, permitting easy use with ASCII email, as well as providing “safe” markup for display within systems displaying mail-list comments for access by web-browsers is introduced. In
addition, the recommended format permits readers and author’s to follow \"threaded-discussions\" without difficulty.
[hr][b][u]Church Doctrine - Discuss the teachings of the CoV.[/u][/b]
[color=Red]New Posts[/color]
[i]Underlying Tenet[/i]
[hr][b][u]Science & Technology - What\'s new in the world of science and technology.[/u][/b]
[color=Red]New Posts[/color]
[i]Neurotechnical Interfaces[/i]
[i] New record for Universe\'s most distant object[/i]
[hr][b][u]Arts & Entertainment - Music, film, fiction, etc.[/u][/b]
[color=Red]New Posts[/color]
[i]Muholland Drive[/i]
[hr][b][u]Philosophy & Religion - Ethics, metaphysics, epistemology and the competition.[/u][/b]
[url]http://virus.lucifer.com/bbs/index.php?board=32[/url]
[color=Red]New Posts[/color]
[i]Virian Ethics: The Soul in the Machine and the Question of Virian Ethics[/i]
Morals are “inherited”, ethics are considered. Ethics trump morals. This introductory article attempts to contrast “mundane morality” with “Virian ethics”, which I am going to suggest “should” be rational, intentional, and based on “memetic” principles. I will suggest that “morality” is out of place in a rational life, and that the deliberate application of ethics is required to produce results which, while they may appear “merely moral”, are in fact greatly superior to the “morality” espoused by the general population. A rational ethical stance allows the Virian to develop an appropriate response to unusual situations when the old “rule-of-thumb” morality inherited from our societies fails completely. This leads to the conclusion that the soul in the machine, or a spirothetic consciousness may
be as valuable, perhaps more valuable, than a human.
[i]Virian Ethics: The End of God Referenced Ethics[/i]
In this series, the invalidity of a religious basis of morality is demonstrated, and the argument is made that belief in gods is dependent on ethical - or at least \"moral\" considerations. Arguments are suggested to make this point to believers.
[hr][b][u]Humor & Satire - Do you think I\'m a clown? Do I amuse you?[/u][/b]
[url]http://virus.lucifer.com/bbs/index.php?board=33[/url]
[color=Red]New Posts[/color]
[i]More Bad News for Kittens[/i]
[i]Billy \" Smiles \" Evans[/i]
[i]Mitten\'s the Kitten[/i]
[i]You just couldn\'t make this up - Discussion of barbie dolls[/i]
[hr][b][u]Creative Endeavors[/u][/b]
[url]http://virus.lucifer.com/bbs/index.php?board=34[/url]
[color=Red]New Posts[/color]
[i]Hermitish Poetry[/i]
[i]Scripture and Myth: Hermit[/i]
[i]Prof Tim[/i]
[i]ben\'s Joe The LumberJack[/i]
[i]Poetry from praccus[/i]
[i]Joe Dees\' Poetry[/i]
[i]athe nonrex\'s poetry[/i]
[i]uhm... poems. not good.. but...LOL: Lotus Flower[/i]
[i]“COV NEWSCAST”: Hermit[/i]
[hr][b][u]Serious Business[/u][/b]
[url]http://virus.lucifer.com/bbs/index.php?board=7[/url]
[color=Red]New Posts[/color]
[i]axis of evil ? : Richard Ridge[/i]
[i]Virial Manifesto - Working Draft : Hermit[/i]
[i]Hermit\'s Afghanistan Proposal - November 2001[/i]
[i]Religion, as ever, is the poison in India\'s blood : Richard Ridge[/i]
[i]Underlying Tenet : Kirk Steele[/i]
[i]MP demands compulsory DNA register : Richard Ridge[/i]
[i]The issue and right to anonymity : Hermit[/i]
[hr][b][u]Free For All - Feel free to talk about anything and everything in this board.[/u][/b]
[url]http://virus.lucifer.com/bbs/index.php?board=1[/url]
[color=Red]No Posts[/color]
[hr][b][u]Suggestion Box - Have any suggestions or criticisms? Post them here.[/u][/b]
[url]http://virus.lucifer.com/bbs/index.php?board=8[/url]
[color=Red]Not Reported[/color]
[i]Ongoing discussion of technical and management issues and suggestions[/i]
[hr][b][u]Test Area - Experiment with the YaBB features here (and only here).[/u][/b]
[url]http://virus.lucifer.com/bbs/index.php?board=9[/url]
[color=Red]Not Reported[/color]
[hr][b][u]Calgary - Events in Calgary, AB, Canada[/u][/b]
[url]http://virus.lucifer.com/bbs/index.php?board=10[/url]
[color=Red]No Posts[/color]
[hr][b][u]Boston - Events in Boston, MA, USA[/u][/b]
[url]http://virus.lucifer.com/bbs/index.php?board=11[/url]
[color=Red]No Posts[/color]
[hr][b][u]Seattle - Events in Seattle, WA, USA[/u][/b]
[url]http://virus.lucifer.com/bbs/index.php?board=12[/url]
[color=Red]No Posts[/color]
[hr][b][u]London - Events in London, UK[/u][/b]
[url]http://virus.lucifer.com/bbs/index.php?board=30[/url]
[color=Red]No Posts[/color]
Please note that the London board is being used for [i]All[/i] UK topics until further notice
---- This message was posted by Hermit to the Virus 2002 board on Church of Virus BBS. <http://virus.lucifer.com/bbs/index.php?board=16;action=display;threadid=11581>
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